Peter Gillis must still pay 1,632 overtime hours of Deurne ex-employee, according to the judge

The overtime that Samir from Deurne worked as an employee at the Prinsenmeer park in Ommel must still be paid by Peter Gillis’ Oostappen Group. The court in Den Bosch ruled on Thursday that the man from Deurne will also receive a retroactive salary increase for all the hours he worked at Prinsenmeer. The exact amount that Gillis must pay Samir is not yet known, the employee himself says that it is more than 210,000 euros.

Samir joined the catering industry in 2015 at the holiday park that was regularly featured in the TV series Massa is Kassa. The Deurne resident also appeared frequently in the film. A personal bond developed between him and the directors. Over time, no registration was kept of Samir’s plus or minus hours. According to the applicable CAO Recreatie, the Oostappen Groep is obliged as an employer to keep this administration and may not leave it to the employee.

To compensate
Gillis says that Samir was given all the freedom to manage his own time and that is why all those overtime hours were not recorded. According to the holiday park owner, he could have compensated for them in the quieter winter period. According to the entrepreneur, that is how it has been working for all staff at Prinsenmeer for years.

Samir disagrees and went to court in February. For the 1,632 overtime hours worked over a period of five years, he demands more than 210,000 euros from his former employer. It is not yet clear what amount will be awarded. Because there is no registration and concrete data, the judge wants an overtime determination to be made on the basis of the available information: “The employer will have to draw up a wage calculation for this. In doing so, a higher scale than was previously applied must be taken into account.”

Pneumonia
Samir also believes that his employer is responsible for his health problems. The former catering manager of Prinsenmeer says that he had to continue working during a period when he had pneumonia, among other things. The subdistrict court judge ruled on this: “It cannot be assumed that Oostappen failed to fulfil its duty of care in relation to Samir’s incapacity for work.”

Watch a video of Peter and Samir in better times below.

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